Alex Wiec 📚

Content Writer

Alex & Books

Content creator focused on non-fiction books. Grew the brand organically to 1,000,000+ followers across multiple social media platforms.

Find @alexandbooks_ on Instagram, Twitter, and all other social platforms.

Content Creator

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Freelance 

-Worked as a brand ambassador and represented global brands at events (clients: Samsung, Adidas, American Express, and others).
-Worked as a production assistant for Eventage, CRONY Creative, McKinney, and several other event marketing agencies. 
-Assisted with event set-up, organization of materials, and breakdown of event equipment.
-Cultivated positive relationships with key stakeholders and staff members, and engaged customers to increase brand awareness.

Brand Ambassador/Production Assistant

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

-Pitched and covered local events, politics and businesses in North Brooklyn.
-Conducted interviews with business owners, professional athletes, and government officials.
-Fulfilled multifaceted duties that included researching, fact-checking, proofreading and headline writing.

Reporter

The Ticker

Contributing Writer

Penguin Random House

• Researched competitive book publishing companies’ social media presence at events using Brandwatch and presented results to VP of the department.
• Compiled monthly reports of PRH’s verticals using Adobe Analytics for the Partnerships team.
• Supported the creation of PRH’s loyalty program by researching vendors and existing loyalty programs.

Apps, Partnerships & Events Intern

• Supported the creation of new personalization programs by participating in discussions, performing initial research and planning process steps.
• Responsible for web analytics reporting, analysis, and building new dashboards.
• Built thorough and well-designed PowerPoint presentations to educate audiences on upcoming programs.
• Wrote and posted well-written and thoughtful blog posts to regularly update personalization stakeholders and the larger SAP Digital community.

Personalization Intern

Citrin Cooperman

• Assisted partners with preparing for client meetings by providing necessary paperwork and research.
• Created and assembled marketing materials for company events and conferences. 
• Assisted in maintaining overall cleanliness of databases on a daily basis.

Marketing Intern

Discovery Communications

•	Responded to AE/Sales Planner requests for client specific data analysis and strategic   positioning ideas.
•	Developed sales positioning one-sheets and presentations to sales staff using Nielsen data.
•	Tracked network and program performance in relation to audience estimates.
•	Attended executive speaker series and company network events.

Ad Sales Research Intern

•	Produced weekend logs and implemented commercial changes to complete logs as necessary.
•	Maximized revenue by effectively sequencing commercials while considering spot parameters.
•	Maximized commercial revenue through execution of commercial copy per agency instructions.
•	Worked with ad sales to resolve any issues with the future week’s log.

Commercial Operations Intern

Creator of Alex & Books | I share book recs and tips to become a better reader. | 750k+ followers

Creator of Alex & Books:

540k+ on Instagram
320k+ on Twitter
110k+ on TikTok
75k+ on Threads
15k+ on YouTube

Host of The Reader's Journey podcast.

40,000+ people read my free book newsletter every week here: https://alexandbooks.com/newsletter

Content creator focused on non-fiction books. Grew the brand organically to 650k+ followers across multiple social media platforms.

If you're having a hard day, find peace in a good book.

(visual by Ash Lamb)

10 Mental models that will help you read more books:

(visuals by Lewis O’Brien)

10 Mental models that will help you read more books:

10 Amazing book summary visuals:

Which one is your favorite?

(visuals by Karina Viola Stolz)

10 Amazing book summary visuals

10 Visuals that will inspire you to read this weekend:

(visuals by Ash Lamb)

10 Visuals that will inspire you to read this weekend

10 Visuals that will help you read (and live) more:

(visuals by my friend @6posters)

10 Visuals that will help you read (and live) more:

20 Business books worth more than a $200,000 degree:

How many of these have you read?

Every industry has 1 book that will teach you 90% of what you need to know about it.

Here are the 25 best books in 25 different industries:

(ranging from animation to web3)

25 Best books in 25 different industries:

15,000 readers, thank you everyone! 🥳

Quick question: What type of content would you like to see from me?

-Book recommendations
-Book summaries
-Reading tips

PS: If you know any readers that you think would like my content, please tag them below!

20+ Key lessons from "How To Stop Worrying & Start Living" by Dale Carnegie:

Have you read this classic book?

Creator of Alex & Books | I share book reviews, summaries, and tips to become a better reader. | 1M+ followers on social media

20+ Key lessons from "How To Stop Worrying & Start Living"

Entrepreneur Noah Kagan has built 8 different million-dollar businesses.

He's also the CEO of AppSumo–an $80 million business.

Here are 20 lessons from his book "Million Dollar Weekend":

1. Don't be afraid to act. Be afraid of living a life that seems more like a resume than an adventure.

2. The simple fact of business is that only by asking do you receive what you want. No ASK? No GET.

3. Getting money is not a matter of literally getting it. It's a matter of receiving it, which can happen only after one asks for it.

4. Selling is helping. If you believe your product or service improves the lives of your customers, sales is just education.

5. Customers don't care about your ideas; they care about whether you can solve their problems.

6. It is deadly to build a business without first verifying that there are paying customers.

7. When in doubt, solve your own problems. If you are willing to pay for a solution, it's likely others are too.

8. The first dollar is always the sweetest.

9. The best entrepreneurs are the most dissatisfied. They're always thinking of how things can be better.

10. Your job is not to create demand for something that seems exciting, it's to find existing demand and satisfy it.

11. Everyone's "interested" until they have to pay.

12. In order to have a million-dollar business, you need a million-dollar opportunity.

13. Validation is finding three customers in forty-eight hours who will give you money for your idea.

14. The internet gives anyone the chance to have the same broadcasting power as a massive media brand. No permission is needed to build your own audience.

15. Email is the king and queen of communicating with customers.

16. The first step to getting all you want in the world is allowing yourself to want it–and facing the fears necessary to be able to get what you want.

17. Entrepreneurship is your chance to build your work around your life, not be swallowed up by it.

18. Show me your calendar and I'll tell you what's most important to you.

19. There's no such thing as self-made. Everyone is team-made.

20. Your life is shaped by your willingness to face your fears.

Jimmy Donaldson (better known as MrBeast) is the world's biggest content creator.

He has 200M+ YouTube subscribers, 200M+ social media followers, and he's only 25 years old.

Here are 10 books he recommends reading:

1) "The Goal" by Eliyahu M. Goldratt

MrBeast: "I make everyone I know read it."

2) "The Four" by Scott Galloway

Mr. Beast: “The four (amazon google Facebook apple) is my second favorite book, I love learning about big companies.”

3) "Elon Musk" by Ashlee Vance

MrBeast: “@elonmusk I’m about to finish this book and I want you to know that I respect the hell out of you. Ever since I started learning about your work ethic and passion I’ve been more motivated than ever to make a difference.” 

4) "Elon Musk" by Walter Isaacson

MrBeast says he enjoyed Isaacson's new book even more because it's up-to-date and covers more of Elon's life.

5) "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey

MrBeast: "Just finished “7 Habits Of Highly Effective People” and it’s my favorite book. Would really recommend to anyone trying to better yourself."

6) "Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson

MrBeast: “His Steve Jobs biography was fantastic :)”

7) "The Obstacle Is The Way" by Ryan Holiday

MrBeast: "Here is what I’m listening to this week but I feel like my taste is a little niche."

8) "Zero To One" by Peter Thiel

MrBeast: "Replace the Micheal jordan book with Zero To One and it’s a good list."

9) "Save The Cat" by Blake Snyder

MrBeast said he read this book to become a better storyteller and make more engaging YouTube videos.

10) "How To Win Friends & Influence People" by Dale Carnegie

Seen in MrBeast's Apple Books screenshot.

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Have you read any of these books? 💬

"Indistractable" by Nir Eyal is one of the most actionable productivity books I've read.

It's been recommended by James Clear, Mark Manson, and countless other authors.

Here are 10 key lessons from it:

10 key lessons from "Indistractable":

Congratulations to Robin Sharma on his new book!

He's written several bestselling books including "The 5AM Club" and "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari."

Question: If you could meet any author, who would it be? 💬

400+ People have already enrolled in The Art of Reading.

I've worked on this course for 10+ months and it summarizes 5+ years of reading tips into 2 hours of content.

Here's what a few students had to say about it:

PS: There's only 8 hours left to get the course for 50% off, learn more about it here: https://lnkd.in/edPtrtXC

8 Hours left to get The Art of Reading

Here’s course creation done right. 

Alex Wiec 📚 aka ‘Alex and Books’ recently launched his course “The Art of Reading” with 400 + enrolments. 

Here’s how he did it:

- a waitlist 
- surveyed the waitlist to identify pain points 
- early offers
- consistently educate his audience 
- social proof
- launch 

And no, he didn’t have his course fully built before starting. 

Congrats Alex Wiec 📚 on an awesome launch!!!

 Read more about his process here (it’s on X) 

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And sign up to the course here:

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And no, I am not an affiliate. I won’t even get a happy meal out of it.

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Get notified when "The Art of Reading" course is available!

To discover your passion, dive into your past:

I asked The Art of Reading students "How likely would you recommend this course to a friend?"

Median score = 8
Average score = 8.7

Here's my plan to make the course better:

-Include a 1-page summary of each lesson
-Add more visuals to make it more engaging 
-Record videos in 1080p with better lighting
-Make each video bite-size so around 5-10 mins each
-Remove excess text from slides & avoid reading off slides

What else can I do to make it the best reading course possible?

Want to find life-changing books and learn how to read more?

Each week I share:

• 1 Insightful book summary
• 3 Pieces of actionable advice
• 1 Tip on how to become a better reader

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